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NEWSPAPER
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ROCKDALE REPORTER
Rockdale Messenger Established 1873
AND MESSENGER
Rockdala Raportar Established 1896
ROCKDALE. MILAM COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY. APRIL 25. 1946
NO. 13
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.ROCKDALE
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W. H. C.
'.“"oUNCEMENT is n
A urpek of the standing
made this
commit-
„ the city council for Hock-
S/ssrt'urri-.
,rt me hasten to add that it is
Lf v t coincidence that the two
announcements were made at the
same time! ___
Good Start.
INCIDENTALLY, the council,
I with its new and old members
act off to a good start in their 1 u st
liar meeting this week as out-
ini in news stories on this page
am particularly impressed with
h action to be te.Uen in painting
enter parking stripes on North
Ild south Main streets in an ef-
fort to clear up parking on this
street and permit safer and easier
driving.
. r understand it. cars will be
parked at a greater angle to give
liider passage on the street. Mer-
chants on the street are asked to
co-operate in having truck ship-
ments delivered at their rear doors
wherever possible. The rough and
tumble center parking that has
been indulged in of late, coupled
with large trucks unloading at
store fronts, all but blocks Main
street. Full co-operation will be
given, I am sure.
School Kids.
T DON’T know who was having
1 the most fun here Wednesday
morning, E. A. Camp or the sec-
ond grade school kids from Cam-
eron. The youngsters were on an
“excursion,” and Camp was having Alex McLeod to take charge.
DIXIELAND BAND HERE FRIDAY—The Eighth Service Command all soldier Dixieland Band, pic-
tured above, will give a 30-minute tree performance at the Dixie Theater in Rockdale at 4 o’clock
Friday afternoon, according to arrangements made by Lieut. A. L. Brooks at the Lions club meeting
Wednesday. Headed by Sgt. "Tiny” Olsen, master of mirth and the bass violin, the band is made up
ol members of many big name bands, stage, radio and movie productions. Left to right are C!apt.
A. M. McCommas Jr., in charge; T5 Robert Caruso, T5 Otto Uttech, T5 Robert Argogast, T5 A1
Trezenesnewski, 14 Jack Olsen, T5 Richard Liemetter. Recent addition to the band not included in
the picture is Pvt. Spud Goodale, who plays the electric guitar. The group will be here for the one
show only at the Dixie at 4 p. m., and there will be no admission charge.
Lions Have Good
Attendance at
Luncheon Here
Will Sponsor Food
Collection and Army
Show; Donate $150
To Playground Fund
With good attendance, the Rock-
dale Lions Club held a busy ses-
sion at its luncheon Wednesday
at noon.
The group agreed to sponser the
National Food Collection in Rock-
dale and Frank Haley, president,
appointed a committee composed
of Bill Holley, Bill Howell, and
the time of his life marching them
around down town. They rode to
Rockdale on the Sap railroad’s fa-
miliar “Dinky,’’ saw the town, rode
theMo.-Pao. train to Milano where
their mothers had arranged lunch,
and then rode the Santa Fe back to
Cameron. Quite a day.
High Prices.
ST THE Lions Club yesterday, E.
n A. Camp told the Baptist
preacher a good story about every-
thing being so high these days, but
be refused to let me quote him on
it so I will have to refer those who
want a story of the week to get it
from Bro. Tulloch.
But what I started out to say,
along the line of high prices, is
that it is mighty pleasing to the
eye and mind in these days of ris-
ing prices in all lines (despite the
OPA' to read an announcement
concerning a reduction in price. I
refer to the announcement made
last week by the Texas Power &
Light Company that electric ser-
vice rates in Rockdale will be re-
duced effective May 1.
/This voluntary reduction is the
major reduction made here
by the TP&L since 15)29. W. A.
Schrade, manager of this district,
;«ls me that the average rate paid
*n Rockdale under the new sche-
dule will be about half the aver-
i?Lrat® Pa'd by local citizens in
1 “K. The action has come about
brough efficient management and
increased use of electric service.
J;,is refl «hing to know that at
W one thing we buy is going to
Wil [gJJS jpQfonrl 11
inr tv, -S ^Ue <ke TP&L company
reriunc" policy l)t voluntary rate
possTbie°nS Wherever and whenever
Mrs. Bankston, representing the
State Welfare department, was a
guest of the club, and told of a case
near Rockdale that needed assis-
tance. W. S. Duke, speaking for
the Red Cross, stated that that or-
ganization would take care of the
case out of its local funds. Glasses
for children in the family will be
purchased by the Lions Club, it
was decided.
C. W. Matson presented Lt. A. L.
Brooks as his guest, and the club
agreed to sponsor a free band per-
formance at the Dixie theater,
through the U. S. Army, at 4 p. m.
Friday.
Bob Haley introduced Henry
Heim, of New Orleans, as his guest
and Ben Temple introduced Rev.
Frank Tulloch. Red Hogan, club
member recently returned from
overseas service, was welcomed
back.
W. S. Duke told of the new Red
Cross organization set-up in Milam
county and pointed out that a
working fund is available in Rock-
dale but no-one is now in charge.
Duke has served as Red Cross
chairman under the old organiza-
tion the past five years, but no lo-
cal representative has yet been
named for the new county-wide
chapter.
The club voted $150 to apply on
the salary of the supervisor for
the night playground during the
summer, and Coach Wilkins invit-
ed the group to attend the free
show next Monday night presented
by the Boosters Club.
Mt. Zion Baptists
Homecoming to be
Held This Sunday
The Mt. Zion Baptist Church
will observe it’s annual Homecom-
ing this Sunday, beginning at
10:00.
Dinner will be served at 12:00
by the ladies of the church. Ser-
vices will be resumed in the after-
noon at 2:30 at which time all of
the visitors and former members
will be recognized.
Training Union will begin at
7:30 and the final service will be
held at 8:30.
This year the pastor will be the
speaker.
The public is invited.
jjunching a Well.
i “ hunching of battleships with
common'0 °f chamPagne is a
kn0\v!L rence’but did y°u
aan 011 well was “lautich-
"liinne* tMn\in Rockdalc in this
192o 11 happened back in
- and wa.s told of in the Oil
’922. as follows;1’ ^ °f May 4’
ofthe d™’ 1T0Xas’ May 2.—Visions
came s0y!bteforcM‘- Volstead be-
workerc aC ‘ye were had by oil
ail 5ection!°U(‘V,nd residents from
gathered at°!uMll?m count.Y. who
>• at the derrick of Well
niles west of°p Tl^ Texas Co" 5
well snurfLi ?ockdalo, to sec the
^mpaanp ,C„ln; ^ hottle of real
rick fion„ vas broken on the der-
monvtoi "S a Prehminary cere-
test, nsuro lhe success of the
Pitied ton ?C('Ut‘ wh°se tongue
oiarked s h r8° for his mouth, re-
^ cofy: “Hl'h! That cham-
Wl.” st more than the well
H* We" is to he a shallow-sand
Si«.
Sports Films to
Be Shown at Gym
Monday Night
Free Show Will be
Presented by Local
Boosters Club, to
Start at 8 p. m.
Three big-time football games, a
special feature and a cartoon are
listed for the free picture show to
be given by the Rockdale Booster’s
Club at the high school gym here
next Monday night, April 29 at 8
o’clock.
The following films will be
shown:
The Missouri-Texas University
football game of 1946.
The A. & M.-T. C. U. football
game of 1945.
The Highland Park-Port Arthur
high school championship football
game of 1914.
"Snow Thrills,” a sports feature,
and a special cartoon.
Coach Wilkins, in charge of the
show, states that he is also at-
tempting to secure the film of the
1946 Oil Bowl game.
The pictures will be shown in
the gym on the new sound movie
the office of Assessor and Collec- equipment of the Rockdale high
school, and there will be no ad-
Bill Alex Bonds
Asking Return
Popular Tax Assessor
And Collector Makes
Formal Announcement
Bill Alex Bonds, known in every
section of Milam county and one
of the county’s most popular of-
ficials. announces this week that
he is a candidate for re-election to
Council Holds Busy Session
In Its First Regular Meeting
Center Parking
On Main Will be
Straightened
Playground to
Be Opened Six
Nights a Week
Wilkins to Take
Charge; 3 Nights for
Students and 3
Nights for Adults
A full six nights per week re-
creation program will be conduct-
ed through the summer months at
the lighted playground at the
Rockdale high school, it was an-
nounced Wednesday at the meeting
of the Lions Club.
The playground equipment will
be open to school students three
nights each week, and to adults
three nights each week, with Coach
Wilkins as supervisor. The pro-
gram will start June 1 and con-
tinue through June, July and Aug-
ust.
Under the program as outlined
at the Lions Club, the Lions will
pay half of the supervisor’s salary,
and the Young Men’s Business
League will be asked to co-oper-
ate in a similar manner, to insure
a supervised night playground dur-
ing the summer. The playground
will be open from 7 to 10 p. m.
each week night.
Here Are IS (lines
SUnv Committee
Members for City
tor of Taxes, subject to the action
of the Democratic primary in July.
Mr. Bonds’ announcement fol-
lows:
“I wish to announce my candi-
dacy for re-election to the office of
Assessor and Collector of Taxes,
and again ask for your support and
influence.
“I know that I can serve you
more efficiently than ever before,
because of the experience I have
had in the work in this office.
“Having lived in Milam county
all my life, and believing that I
know personally almost every pro-
perty owner in the county, and be-
ing familiar with the values and
—See BONDS. Page 10
Alvin H. Lehman
Dies Suddenly at
Giddings Saturday
Alvin H. Lehman, better known
as Sonny, died Saturday night at
his home in Giddings. He was 37
years of age.
The death came as a shock to
his family and the citizenry of Gid-
dings. Earlier in the evening,
Sonny had complained of his stom-
ach and later it was found neces-
sary to call the family physician.
The patient rested quietly for
several hours and the father, Hen-
ry Lehman, who was in the home
alone with the son, did not try to
disturb him but later on trying to
arouse the son, he was found dead.
Alvin Lehman had a few days
before given blood for his mother
who is in a Galveston hospital
critically ill to have undergone
a serious operation on Sunday.
It is thought that his weakened
condition caused a heart attack.
The young man’s wife was also
out of town visiting her family
at the time of the death.
Funeral services were held at
Giddings on Tuesday afternoon.
Besides the wife there survive
the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Lehman and a brother, Henry Leh-
man Jr., of Giddings. Mrs. C. M.
Perry of this city is an aunt.
Mr. Lehman is well known in
Rockdale having been in charge
of the school band here for some
after dl-
Horse Races are
Scheduled for Fair
Park on May Fifth
A program of horse races will be
.offered at fair park in Rockdale on
May 5, it is announced today by
Cliff Blackburn.
Listed on the program are four
ru-p« featuring a one-eighth
mile matched race, with no riders.
Other races include the three-
eights with $100 added to $10
entrance fee: one quarter with $75
added to $7.50 entrance fee: and
one-eighth, with $50 added to
$5.00 fee.
Blackburn states that all entries
must be in by 1 p. m. on May 5.
The races will start at 2 o’clock.
See RAA,J?oostcrs called on’1 months several years ago
MBLINGS, Page 10 rector Wentland left.
mission charge. The event is pre-
sented by the newly-organized
Rockdale Boosters Club to pro-
mote interest in the club and in
athletics at Rockdale high school.
Milam to Join
In Food Drive
Dan Collins Chairman
For County; Lions to
Head Local Effort
Milam county will participate in
the national Food Collection to aid
starving people of wartorn coun-
tries, with Dan Collins, of Cam-
eron, as chairman. In Rockdale
the Lions Club will head the drive.
Serving as a committee to lead
the work here for the Lions club
are Bill Holley, Bill Howell and
Alex McLeod.
Henry A. Wallace, national
chairman of the drive, in asking
Collins to serve in Milam county
said:
“Because of overwhelming evi-
dence American people* want to
give direct and personal assistance
to the victims of war, I have ac-
cepted national chairmanship of a
nation-wide emergency food col-
lection on behalf of UNRRA to be
launched May 12. Herbert H. Leh-
—See FOOD DRIVE, Page 10
Henry G. Lehman
For Re-Election
Giddings Man Seeks
Flotorial Post for
Another Term in July
Henry G. Lehman, slate repre-
sentative of the 65th flotorial dis-
trict composed of Milam, Burleson,
and Lee counties, announces this
week that he is a candidate for re
election, subject to the action of
the Democratic primary in July.
Mr. Lehman’s announcement
follows:
To the Voters of Milam County:
I take this means of announcing
my candidacy for re-election to the
office of Flotorial Representative
of the 65th District, subject to the
action of the Democratic primaries.
It has been a pleasure to serve
the people of this District, and I
want to take this means of ex-
pressing my thanks and apprecia-
tion for the cooperation the people
have given us. It has always been
my purpose to try to help and
benefit the people of the District
that I represent and I have put
forth all my efforts to the best of
my ability trying to accomplish
that purpose.
In planning our post-war period,
I feel that my experience as your
Representative, that you the voters
have allowed me to have, will
prove very beneficial in accom-
—See LEHMAN, Page 10
Local Negro School
Takes Two Places
At the State Meet
Aycock negro school of Rockdale
won one first place and one second
place in the negro state meet at
Prairie View last Saturday.
Glen Lovelady won first in the
male solo event while in the track
division of the meet Fermon
Brooks took second place in the
100 yard dash. Both boys are
members of the senior class.
More than 30 class 8 schools par-
ticipated in the meet.
Eisenhower is Surprised at Criticism of the Red Cross
(Editor’s note:—The following charges to our forces for food and
lodgings in fixed Red Cross instal-
statement by General Eisenhower
was released by the War Depart-
ment in answer to criticisms le-
veled at Red Cross overseas opera-
tions by some returning service-
men during the fund campaign).
“During the current Red Cross
Fund Campaign vast numbers of
patriotic Americans have respond-
ed generously to the cause. Al-
ready the majority of chapters
have reached or exceeded their
goals. In some communities, how-
ever, I understand the campaign
is lagging, and I am surprised to
learn that one of the reasons given
is that complaints are being level-
ed at the organization’s overseas
operations by returning service-
men. For the most part these
criticisms have grown out of a Red
Cross policy of making nominal
lations abroad. These complaints
are distressing to me since this
particular Red Cross policy was
adopted at the request of the army
so as to insure an equitable dis-
tribution among all service per-
sonnel of Red Cross resources.
I know the Red Cross. I have
seen it in action. Overseas it per-
formed with the pereision of a
well trained army. It would be a
grave injustice to the splendid
work of the Red Cross if its cam-
paign should be retarded anywhere
by mistaken criticism.
“In providing millions of pints
of lifesaving blood plasma, thou-
sands upon thousands of packages
for prisoners of war, in relaying
countless heartwarming messages
regarding conditions at home,
bringing comfort and entertain-
ment and cheer to hospitals, leave
areas and battle fronts, the Red
Cross accomplished a prodigious
task. In Africa, in England, later
on the continent, we learned how
much it meant to find the com-
panionship, the friendliness, the
link with home the Red Cross
managed to provide.
“The services of the Red Cross
are as urgently needed today by
our occupation troops, our men in
hospitals, and our veterans as they
ever were by our fighting forces
in time of war. The Red Cross
needs and deserves our continued
support. At the moment it is in
the closing days of its greatest
peacetime campaign for funds. It
stands now in the shadow of the
goal posts. I hope to see it
promptly pushed across by over-
subscription of its 1946 Fund Cam-
paign.”
Standing committees for the
Rockdale city council, as announc-
ed by Mayor J. B. Newton Wed-
nesday, are as follows:
Mayor Pro-Tern: T. B. Ryan.
Finance and public utilities: T.
B. Ryan, Sam Perry and James
Lanning. 1
Police and ordinance: James
Lanning, Sam Perry, and T. B.
Ryan.
Parks: S. E. Foster, James Lan-
ning and T. B. Ryan.
City hall and fire department:
S. E. Foster, Sam Perry and James
Lanning.
Street and alley: Sam Perry, S.
E. Foster, and T. B. Ryan.
Cemeteries: T. B. Ryan, S. E.
Foster and Sam Perry.
Sanitation and garbage collec-
tion: S. E. Foster, Sam Perry and
T. B. Ryan.
Water Works: James Lanning,
Sam Perry and S. E. Foster.
Health Officer: Dr. I. P. Ses-
sions.
Milano Teachers
All Re-Elected
For Third Year
All teachers in the Milano school
were re-elected for another year
by the board of trustees in meeting
last Tuesday night, according to
Hinton H. Pruett, superintendent.
Supt. Pruett was re-elected for two
years in January.
This is the third year that all
teachers in the Milano system have
been re-elected. They are as fol-
lows:
H. H. Pruett, superintendent.
R. J. Sledge, vocational agricul-
ture.
Miss Ouitah Stewart, high school
principal.
Mrs. Lucille Bailey, grade school
principal.
Mrs. Mary Nell Coles, home
making.
Mrs. Emma McDermott, English.
Mrs. Jessie Bankston, social
science.
Mrs. Nonnie Renfroe, Mrs. Ed-
rie Browder, Mrs. Ima Timmons,
Mrs. Oleta Wise, Mrs. Roy Baskin,
Mrs. H. H. Pruett, and Mrs. Bess
Evard and Mrs. G. C. Black. Mes-
dames Evard and Black are out of
the Pin Oak district, the only con-
tract school in the Milano district.
Haley's to Open a
New Store Monday
At Rosebud, Texas
Haley’s, Ltd., with headquarters
in Rockdale, will open the third
in their new chain of stores, at
Rosebud next Monday, April 29,
according to Frank and Bob Ha-
ley.
The Jim & Fred Eads store in
Rockdale was purchased by Frank
Haley last September, and since
that time a new organization was
formed by Frank and Bob Haley,
and other associates, with plans
made for a number of dry goods
and clothing stores to be opened
in Texas and Louisiana.
The second store in the chain
was opened at Cameron on Feb-
ruary 25. Rosebud will be the
third, and the fourth store will be
opened at Georgetown some time
in May.
Negro PTA Will
Give Book Review
Friday Night at 8
The Parent-Teacher Association
of Aycock negro high school in
Rockdale will present a book re-
view and musical program at the
school Friday night at 8 o’clock,
with special seats reserved for
white patrons, they announce to-
day.
The book “Step Child.” written
by Dollie C. Jones, is said to be
centered around Rockdale. The
author has visited here on numer-
ous occasions, during which time
Street Maintainer
To Be Purchased;
All Alleys Will be
Cleaned This Week
Standing committees for the year
were announced by J. B. Newton,
mayor, at the first regular meet-
ing of the Rockdale city council
Wednesday morning when the new
council started its program of work
for the year.
Cleaning of alleys, purchase of
a street maintainer, care of local
cemeteries, auditing of the city
books, control of parking on Main
street, were among some of the
items of business on the docket
of a busy session.
J. B. Newton and Sam Perry
were named as a committee to
look into the purchase of a street
maintainer for the city, either a
new machine or a used one
through army surplus. New lawn
mowers were also approved for
purchase for both city cemeteries,
and the council purchased 22 acres
of the Smith land, west of the
I. O. O. F. cemetery, a portion of
which will be added to the ceme-
tery.
Center Parking
To straighten out center parking
on Main street, it was decided that
center parking stripes would be
painted, with cars to park at a
greater angle to permit wider
driving lanes. No cars or trailers
will be allowed to park overnight.
The council also asked the co-
operation of grocery stores on
Main streets in having shipments
unloaded from trucks at rear en-
trances wherever possible to pre-
vent blocking of the street by the
big trucks and trailers.
The regular 2-year audit of the
city books will be made soon, it
was announced.
Alley Cleaning
Extra trucks will be put on duty
next week end in giving all alleys
in Rockdale a thorough cleaning,
putting them in condition so that
the regular garbage and trash col-
lector can keep them clean. The
council pointed out that it was the
duty of the garbage truck to make
every alley at least once each week
to collect normal trash and gar-
bage. However, it was empha-
sized that only normal collections
of trash and garbage could be
made and citizens were urged to
make their own arrangements for
disposing of any unusual amounts
of trash and cuttings. “It is no
more the duty of the garbage man
to haul off trees than it would be
for him to move dirt from a lot,”
they said, urging the co-operation
of local citizens.
The council voted to award a
contract to an Austin firm for
ridding the city hall of termites.
Fritz Schukraft
Dies Saturday After
Lengthy Illness
Fritz Schukraft, 55, died at his
home here shortly after 9:00
0 clock Saturday night following
long illness.
Mr. Schukraft had recently un-
dergone a major operation in Gal-
veston at John Sealy hospital,
with the hope that he might be
beneiitted.
Funeral services were held Mon-
day at 2:30 p. m. in the chapel of
the Phillips & Luckey funeral
home with Rev. Frank Luker, of
the First Methodist Church, offi-
ciating. Burial was made in the
family plot at the I. O. O. F. ceme-
tery.
Casket attendants were E. A.
Camp, H. L. Fieseler, A. G. Olfield,
George Lumpkins, S. E. Foster, H
J. Stone, L. A. Zimmer, Dave Mc-
Coy.
Mr. Schukraft had been in poor
health for the past nineteen
months and had at times been in
hospitals at Temple but some three
months ago he became seriously
ill and went to Galveston where
1 he submitted to an operation and
the book was written, according
to Ruby Ledbetter, president of the'had returned to his home only re
cently, making a courageous ef-
colored P.-T. A. Dolliq, Jones is a
native of Alabama, but has lived
the greater part of her life in Dal-
las.
In addition to the book review
there will be a musical program
and refreshments will be served.
Twenty-three Highway work-
men have been injured since V-J
day, two fatally, by drivers who
failed to slow down in
work areas.
fort to regain his strength and
health.
Born on April 10, 1890, Fritz
Schukraft was a son of the late
Frederick and Mary Schukraft,
and had lived his entire life at
Rockdale. He was married to Miss
Tillie Urban of Thorndale in 1920.
Mr. Schukraft had been a valued
employee of the Coffield Hard-
passing ware Company throughout mnnv
-See SCHUKRAFT, Page 10 *
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